Детали

IPSMG:R.1980.37

Ipswich Collections

Barkcloth (siapo), large hand-painted rectangular sheet, double layer border decoration in various designs including rosettes, radiating lines and concentric circles. The centre divided into squares each divided into triangles, each triangle alternately red stripes on white and black stripes with smaller lines. Could be a room divider, mosquito net, or possibly for funeral or marriage gifts. Registration number on label stuck on reverse.

Polynesia, Samoa

19th Century, late, 20th Century, early

Paper mulberry bark, pigment

length: 200.00 cm
width: 207.00 cm